Myrmecophila tibicinis

Myrmecophila tibicinis subsp. var.
	Habit: orchid Height: ⇕ to Width: ⇔ to 1ft8ft 1ft3ft Height: ⇕ 1 ft to 8 ft Width: ⇔ 1 ft to 3 ft Lifespan: ⌛ perennial Origin: ✈ Poisonous: ☠ Bloom: ❀ early summer, mid summer, late summer	Exposure: ☼ sun, part-sun Water: ◍ Features: ✓ flowers Hidden fields, interally pass variables to right place Minimum Temp: ☃ °Fwarning.png"°F" is not a number. USDA Zones: 11 to 12 Sunset Zones: Flower features: ❀ red, orange, yellow, pink
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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Schomburgkia tibicinis, Batem. (Epidendrum tibicinis, Batem.). Pseudobulbs 1-1 1/2 ft. long, tapering upward: lvs. 2-3, oblong, leathery: raceme 4-8 ft. high, bearing numerous fls. each 3 1/2 in. across; sepals and petals oblong, undulate, crisp; lateral lobes of the labellum large, cucullate, middle lobe small, emarginate; fls. deep pink, speckled with white on the outside, rich chocolate-red within; labellum white within, deep rose- color at the sides, with a short chocolate-red middle lobe. Summer. Honduras, Cuba. Var. grandiflora, Lindl. Fls. larger and paler, with more yellow in the lip.— S. tibicinis requires less compost than the other species. CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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